russia-key terms

Autocrat A person who rules with absolute power. Bolshevik The name taken by Lenin and his followers after the split of the SD party in 1903. Bourgeoisie The Marxist term for the exploiting capitalism middle class Cabinet of ministers Group of people who run government departments Chief Procurator The title of the head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Duma The imperial Russian parliament between 1906 and 1917. it was merely a consultative body Emancipation Freedom. This was granted to Russian serfs in 1861. Ghetto The Jewish quarters in a town or city Holy Synod The orthodox Church was known as this government department Imperial Relating to an Emperor or Empire Imperial Council A group of advisors directly responsible to the Tsar Intelligentsia The educated and more enlightened members of the Russian society who were usually supporters of reform. Examples include teachers, writers and artists Iskra Russian for "spark" A newspaper founded by Lenin and martov in 1908 Kadets (KDs) Constitutional democrats. A liberal party formed in 1905 Mensheviks The name taken by Plenkhanov and his followers after the split of the SD party in 1903 Mir The local village communes that peasants lived in. Nobility Men who achieved the high rank-usually in the army or civil service Octobrists The moderate reform political party established in 1905 Okhrana The tsarist secret police force Peasants The agricultural social class. Made up 80% of Russia in 1894 Pogroms Russian word for devastation used to describe state-organised persecution of the Jews Proletariat The Marxist term for the revolutionary working class Romanov The family name of Tsar Nicholas 11